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From Possession to Freedom: The Journey of Nili-Nilakeci
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Dieser Artikel gilt, aufgrund seiner Grösse, beim Versand als 3 Artikel!
| Lieferstatus: |
 Auf Bestellung (Lieferzeit unbekannt) |
| Veröffentlichung: |
April 2019
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| Genre: |
Philosophie |
| ISBN: |
9789385932281 |
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EAN-Code:
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9789385932281 |
| Verlag: |
Seagull Books |
| Einband: |
Gebunden |
| Sprache: |
English
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| Dimensionen: |
H 218 mm / B 145 mm / D 23 mm |
| Gewicht: |
386 gr |
| Seiten: |
280 |
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| Inhalt: |
| The Tamil text Nīlakeci, dated around the 5th century CE (debated), is an unusual literary creation. It retrieves a violent, vengeful pēy (female possessing spirit) of Palayanur, transforming her into a Jaina philosopher. It was a profoundly subversive idea of its time, using the female persona and voice (for a hitherto disembodied being) to debate with preceptors of different schools of thought/religions of the time, all male, barring the Buddhist nun, Kuṇṭalakeci. Nīlakeci's debates focus on questions of non-violence, existence of the soul, authorship and caste, among others. However, in order to truly appreciate this alter-texting, one has to unravel layers of other texts and traditions: the lesser known villuppāttu (bow-song) and nātakam (theatrical) versions of the pēy Nīli stories, as well as the story of Kuṇṭalakeci's own transformative journey. Umamaheshwari situates these in a comparative context, while maintaining the centrality of the debates within Nīlakeci, using translation of selected excerpts. |
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